The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-22
THE CHURCH scHIsM.
Some Interesting Points About It
Amusement Matters.

CHARLESTON, S. c., May 81. - The
"schism'' in the Episcopal church, as the Sc
cesSion in the recent diocesan convention is
now termed, threatens to develop into some
thing more than nine-days' wonder. AT
ter the seeding brethren had taken their de
parture the Bishops party calmly called the
roll, and, finding that they had a quorum
left in the meeting, simply proceeded with
the work of the diocese which had been for
two days interrupted by the parliamentary
tactics of the seceders They first made
overtures to the seceders, inviting them to
return TO the fold, but these were rather
CGvallerly rejected, whereupon the conven-
ton went ON, elected the Standing Commit
tee and transacted oil the usual
business of the diocese. 1t ap-
pears now that the seceders had not
calculated upon any such proceeding 1t is
stated by the clerical party that these seced-
ing brethren were fully impressed with the
conviction that they would have sufficient
following to leave the convention without
canonical quorum, viz: Lay representation
from ten parishes and therefore unable to
go on with the busness--a conviction which
seems to have been ill-founded. The division
of the parties developed the following result:
Seceders-c!ergymen 3, laymen 3S, total IL (;
acknowledgement %, laymen 81, total 40;
uOupblul-CiSlSyll men ., lug luen IL, UOJstl 10.
THE PRoMPTNEss
with which the Bishops party proceeded
with the business and adjourned rather sur
prised and nettled the seceders. In the first
place it deprived them of the opportunity
of putting their ordinance of secession into
canonical shape, SO to speak, and left them
in an awkward position. Again, the cleo
ton of the Standing Committee, as Episco-
palians well know, is rather important af-
fair, as that committee is really the execu-
tive council of the diocese and has great in
fiuence in shaping legislation, as well as in
the management of the spiritual
affairs of the church, their con-
sent being an absolute essential to
the ordination OF presbyters and deacons
and to the transfer of clergymen from one
diocese to another. The convention, too,
passed an amendment in the caucus which
leaves absolutely in the Bishops hands the
right to pass upon the credentials of clerical
delegates. II 81 that with Standing Com
mittee int in accord with his views
and with @< b <Nt to pass upon the creden-
tials OF fl< delegates the Bishop has
MMN se1EDERs
have since the x6fti1n been engaged in
arguing their ooo8f n the newspapers and
avow their inteittt0t fnrther of appealing
10 Jnelf parishes, N4ltoM t4@I are conndenb
will sustain their co1Eeo 4,Ixg now state
that they will so intpI th9 Ikt convention
and reopen the questftns sN Seess con-
tidence in their ability toAU&d6i rnat has
been done by the late oo1von1&on. The
''schism" ON the whole is ratliolsnn NN1EWnxd
affair and threatens to breed ua1g<r Dis
sessions in the church. es'p stt
A LIVELY WEEK. $3.50 tfRA
The week has been an unusually livclf one
socially, with entertainments almost daily
and nightly. These have consisted OF PIC,
MICS during the day, and musical and social
church benefits at night. An enterprising'
Snowman is in the field, however, who pro-
poses to open the Academy Of Music during
the month of June, giving two weeks of
musical comedy and variety and two weeks
of opera In this connection it may
be stated that a new theatre will be
opened here next season. 1t will be
one of the most capacious and best equipped
houses in the country, will seat nearly $500
persons, and will be run on the popular
price plsn, pc. and SOC. admission. Mr.. o.
F. Writer'S wealthy provision dealer, will
build it, and it will be under the manage
ment of Mr.. F. L. O'Neill, the chief OF the
Fire Department. The site is on King street,
and the building is to be constructed Of cor
rugated iron.